Nasenbluten
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Nasenbluten were a Newcastle, Australia
recording and performance group, who pioneered hardcore techno
, gabber, amigacore
and cheapcore music. The group was founded in the early 1990s by Mark Newlands, Aaron Lubinski and David Melo. Nasenbluten take their name from the German word for nosebleed
, a reference to the phrase "nosebleed techno" that was then used to describe the harder and faster variants of the genre.
Nasenbluten produced music on Amiga
personal computers using tracker software in the MOD
format. They self-released a number of cassettes on their "Dead Girl" vanity label at the time they first started playing house parties
in Newcastle. Following from the relatively mediocre success of Dead Girl cassettes, they were signed to seminal hard techno label Industrial Strength Records at the time Mark Newlands created Bloody Fist Records
. Shortly after their debut LP, a sampler for Bloody Fist was released by Industrial Strength featuring two tracks from Nasenbluten.
Nasenbluten inspired a large number of local musicians, leading to a thriving hardcore techno scene in Newcastle. The bands' emphasis on breakbeats, ironic audio samples and gangster rap samples became influential in the hardcore scene, most prominently with Australian artists signed to the Bloody Fist imprint. Due to their influence and the relatively small numbers of records that were pressed for earlier releases (including numerous self distributed cassettes), they have become popular with collectors in recent years.
In 1996 Nasenbluten made the limited edition single "Anna Wood" on vinyl through the Dead Girl label, as a commentary on the moral panic
in the press surrounding rave parties after the death of Australian schoolgirl Anna Wood. Her ecstasy-related death brought about a hardline approach to rave and dance parties in Australia. The record was never commercially available and was only distributed by the band itself who released 50 vinyl records, each individually numbered. They featured a picture of the girl with the phrase "I'm having the best night of my life!" and a picture of Dutch DJ Paul Elstak on the B side with the words "I wanna see the rainbow high in the sky", a reference to the happy hardcore
scene and its links to ecstasy.
EP's
David Melo produced several tracks under the name Disassembler, producing one record on the Bloody Fist label that was mispressed and never commercially released.
Mark Newlands recorded under the alias Overcast, also on the Bloody Fist label. The Overcast album 3PM Eternal was the last 2x12" album release from Bloody Fist. The 1994-2004 12" by Aftermath/Epsilon was the last vinyl release on the label.
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
recording and performance group, who pioneered hardcore techno
Hardcore techno
Hardcore techno is a type of electronic music typified by the rhythmic use of distorted and atonal industrial-like beats and samples...
, gabber, amigacore
Amigacore
Amigacore is the term given to a particular type of techno music, named so because of the fact it was produced on Commodore Amiga computers...
and cheapcore music. The group was founded in the early 1990s by Mark Newlands, Aaron Lubinski and David Melo. Nasenbluten take their name from the German word for nosebleed
Nosebleed
Epistaxis or a nosebleed is the relatively common occurrence of hemorrhage from the nose, usually noticed when the blood drains out through the nostrils...
, a reference to the phrase "nosebleed techno" that was then used to describe the harder and faster variants of the genre.
Nasenbluten produced music on Amiga
Amiga
The Amiga is a family of personal computers that was sold by Commodore in the 1980s and 1990s. The first model was launched in 1985 as a high-end home computer and became popular for its graphical, audio and multi-tasking abilities...
personal computers using tracker software in the MOD
MOD (file format)
MOD is a computer file format used primarily to represent music, and was the first module file format. MOD files use the “.MOD” file extension, except on the Amiga where the original trackers instead use a “mod.” prefix scheme, e.g. “mod.echoing”...
format. They self-released a number of cassettes on their "Dead Girl" vanity label at the time they first started playing house parties
House party
A house party in the English-speaking world is typically a type of party where medium to large groups of people gather at the residence of the party's host. In modern usage, a house party is typically associated with teenage or young adult crowds, loud music, dancing, and the consumption of alcohol...
in Newcastle. Following from the relatively mediocre success of Dead Girl cassettes, they were signed to seminal hard techno label Industrial Strength Records at the time Mark Newlands created Bloody Fist Records
Bloody Fist Records
Bloody Fist Records was an independent record label based in Newcastle, Australia.Bloody Fist was one of the most prolific labels involved in hardcore/gabber, industrial, breaks, noise, and related genres...
. Shortly after their debut LP, a sampler for Bloody Fist was released by Industrial Strength featuring two tracks from Nasenbluten.
Nasenbluten inspired a large number of local musicians, leading to a thriving hardcore techno scene in Newcastle. The bands' emphasis on breakbeats, ironic audio samples and gangster rap samples became influential in the hardcore scene, most prominently with Australian artists signed to the Bloody Fist imprint. Due to their influence and the relatively small numbers of records that were pressed for earlier releases (including numerous self distributed cassettes), they have become popular with collectors in recent years.
In 1996 Nasenbluten made the limited edition single "Anna Wood" on vinyl through the Dead Girl label, as a commentary on the moral panic
Moral panic
A moral panic is the intensity of feeling expressed in a population about an issue that appears to threaten the social order. According to Stanley Cohen, author of Folk Devils and Moral Panics and credited creator of the term, a moral panic occurs when "[a] condition, episode, person or group of...
in the press surrounding rave parties after the death of Australian schoolgirl Anna Wood. Her ecstasy-related death brought about a hardline approach to rave and dance parties in Australia. The record was never commercially available and was only distributed by the band itself who released 50 vinyl records, each individually numbered. They featured a picture of the girl with the phrase "I'm having the best night of my life!" and a picture of Dutch DJ Paul Elstak on the B side with the words "I wanna see the rainbow high in the sky", a reference to the happy hardcore
Happy hardcore
Happy hardcore, also known as happycore, is a genre of music typified by a very fast tempo , often coupled with solo vocals and sentimental lyrics. Its characteristically 4/4 beat "happy" sound distinguishes it from most other forms of hardcore techno, which tend to be "darker". It is typically in...
scene and its links to ecstasy.
Releases
LP's- 100% No Soul Guaranteed
- Not As Good As 100% No Soul Guaranteed
- Dog Control
EP's
- The Nihilist
- Really Nasty Violent Sex
- Brick Shithouse
- Cheapcore
- Nightsoil
Side projects
Aaron Lubinski's side project was known as Xylocaine and he made several releases on the Dead Girl and Bloody Fist imprints.David Melo produced several tracks under the name Disassembler, producing one record on the Bloody Fist label that was mispressed and never commercially released.
Mark Newlands recorded under the alias Overcast, also on the Bloody Fist label. The Overcast album 3PM Eternal was the last 2x12" album release from Bloody Fist. The 1994-2004 12" by Aftermath/Epsilon was the last vinyl release on the label.
External links
- Nasenbluten at DiscogsDiscogsDiscogs, short for discographies, is a website and database of information about audio recordings, including commercial releases, promotional releases, and bootleg or off-label releases. The Discogs servers, currently hosted under the domain name discogs.com, are owned by Zink Media, Inc., and are...
- Fuck Anna Wood on Youtube